East Portal, Black Canyon of Gunnison
Distance: 10.38 km
Elevation Gain: 642 m
Elevation Loss: 61 m
Difficulty:
730 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 5.81 FIETS
Avg Grade: 9.54 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 2004 m
Max elevation: 2613 m
Ride Category:
Epic Climb
Big enough to be overwhelming, still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time, Black Canyon of the Gunnison exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. Virtually unknown even to Colorado riders, but available to you on BigRingVR ! Use those 2k of flat warm-up wisely, because next 5k@12% avg are going to hurt really bad.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | SmP | Apr 02, 2021 | 00:29:50 | 306 W | 5.28 w/kg | 20.89 km/h |
| 🥈 | Tristan Kramers | Aug 27, 2020 | 00:31:01 | 349 W | 4.85 w/kg | 20.09 km/h |
| 🥉 | William T | Oct 18, 2021 | 00:31:04 | 329 W | 4.90 w/kg | 20.06 km/h |
| 4 | Alan Gunner | Sep 04, 2020 | 00:31:50 | 319 W | 4.69 w/kg | 19.57 km/h |
| 5 | Michiel Vaal | Apr 06, 2021 | 00:33:18 | 291 W | 4.48 w/kg | 18.71 km/h |
| 6 | Jacob Stang | Oct 19, 2021 | 00:34:38 | 302 W | 4.31 w/kg | 17.99 km/h |
| 7 | Tigo Star | Jul 24, 2018 | 00:34:50 | 325 W | 4.17 w/kg | 17.89 km/h |
| 8 | Gunnar Tojren | Apr 05, 2021 | 00:34:57 | 312 W | 4.05 w/kg | 17.83 km/h |
| 9 | Christopher Epo | Jun 16, 2018 | 00:35:10 | 341 W | 3.97 w/kg | 17.72 km/h |
| 10 | Robert Oroloko | Dec 18, 2021 | 00:35:59 | 255 W | 4.25 w/kg | 17.32 km/h |
| 11 | Oskar Casquero | Apr 12, 2021 | 00:36:34 | 276 W | 3.94 w/kg | 17.04 km/h |
| 12 | Artur Chmielewski | Apr 02, 2021 | 00:36:44 | 235 W | 4.12 w/kg | 16.96 km/h |
| 13 | Tom Smeets | Aug 14, 2018 | 00:36:55 | 279 W | 3.82 w/kg | 16.88 km/h |
| 14 | Patrick Reinquin | Mar 11, 2020 | 00:37:14 | 282 W | 3.97 w/kg | 16.74 km/h |
| 15 | Sytze Veenstra | Apr 30, 2021 | 00:37:31 | 269 W | 3.84 w/kg | 16.61 km/h |
| 16 | Loizon Francis | Nov 10, 2020 | 00:37:46 | 286 W | 3.81 w/kg | 16.50 km/h |
| 17 | Martin Budd | Jul 26, 2018 | 00:38:06 | 267 W | 3.73 w/kg | 16.35 km/h |
| 18 | earthboundhomes | Mar 11, 2021 | 00:38:40 | 308 W | 3.46 w/kg | 16.12 km/h |
| 19 | Sławek Bikeman | Mar 11, 2020 | 00:39:00 | 289 W | 3.71 w/kg | 15.98 km/h |
| 20 | Frederik Vanrietvelde | Apr 18, 2021 | 00:39:21 | 254 W | 3.63 w/kg | 15.84 km/h |
| 21 | Geir Skaugen | Apr 06, 2021 | 00:39:33 | 300 W | 3.53 w/kg | 15.76 km/h |
| 22 | filip degryse | Apr 07, 2021 | 00:40:43 | 288 W | 3.43 w/kg | 15.30 km/h |
| 23 | Roman Mospan | Nov 17, 2021 | 00:40:50 | 264 W | 3.47 w/kg | 15.26 km/h |
| 24 | Alain SAJAT | Apr 04, 2020 | 00:40:51 | 254 W | 3.58 w/kg | 15.25 km/h |
| 25 | Armen Mosesyan | Oct 25, 2021 | 00:41:05 | 302 W | 3.43 w/kg | 15.17 km/h |
| 26 | Chris | Apr 03, 2021 | 00:41:15 | 256 W | 3.38 w/kg | 15.11 km/h |
| 27 | Jean-Luc Olives | Apr 05, 2021 | 00:41:15 | 238 W | 3.55 w/kg | 15.11 km/h |
| 28 | Jana S. | Apr 02, 2021 | 00:41:36 | 173 W | 3.68 w/kg | 14.98 km/h |
| 29 | Igor Tatarinov | May 29, 2021 | 00:41:40 | 278 W | 3.40 w/kg | 14.96 km/h |
| 30 | B E | Mar 11, 2020 | 00:41:52 | 243 W | 3.42 w/kg | 14.88 km/h |
| 31 | D Speelman | Apr 17, 2020 | 00:42:11 | 254 W | 3.26 w/kg | 14.77 km/h |
| 32 | Rene van Leeuwen | Mar 03, 2022 | 00:42:11 | 248 W | 3.31 w/kg | 14.77 km/h |
| 33 | Werner Unterberger | Sep 27, 2020 | 00:42:30 | 246 W | 3.28 w/kg | 14.66 km/h |
| 34 | Mark Sinkinson | Apr 10, 2020 | 00:43:03 | 241 W | 3.05 w/kg | 14.47 km/h |
| 35 | A Bieniek | Nov 04, 2020 | 00:43:10 | 203 W | 3.33 w/kg | 14.44 km/h |
| 36 | Marco Bonaventura | Dec 14, 2020 | 00:43:32 | 215 W | 3.16 w/kg | 14.31 km/h |
| 37 | Steven Davison | Mar 26, 2020 | 00:43:40 | 241 W | 3.21 w/kg | 14.27 km/h |
| 38 | Indalecio Lekerika | May 06, 2021 | 00:43:51 | 188 W | 3.30 w/kg | 14.21 km/h |
| 39 | Brian Latham | Dec 04, 2021 | 00:43:51 | 203 W | 3.15 w/kg | 14.21 km/h |
| 40 | Saskia van Zijp | Sep 11, 2020 | 00:44:06 | 208 W | 3.20 w/kg | 14.13 km/h |
| 41 | AWG | Aug 24, 2021 | 00:44:08 | 227 W | 3.15 w/kg | 14.12 km/h |
| 42 | Thomas Beich | Apr 02, 2021 | 00:44:16 | 244 W | 3.13 w/kg | 14.08 km/h |
| 43 | David Descamps | Apr 06, 2020 | 00:44:23 | 215 W | 3.21 w/kg | 14.04 km/h |
| 44 | Fabio Zanirato | Mar 31, 2021 | 00:44:34 | 180 W | 3.16 w/kg | 13.98 km/h |
| 45 | J Lee Wamble | Mar 10, 2020 | 00:44:39 | 233 W | 3.11 w/kg | 13.96 km/h |
| 46 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Nov 18, 2021 | 00:44:46 | 256 W | 2.91 w/kg | 13.92 km/h |
| 47 | Keith Loveman | Aug 05, 2020 | 00:45:02 | 228 W | 3.04 w/kg | 13.84 km/h |
| 48 | Jeff Winkler | Oct 12, 2021 | 00:45:13 | 203 W | 2.90 w/kg | 13.78 km/h |
| 49 | Peter Kroon | Mar 20, 2020 | 00:45:30 | 230 W | 3.07 w/kg | 13.70 km/h |
| 50 | Manfred Schwarz | Apr 03, 2021 | 00:46:05 | 205 W | 3.11 w/kg | 13.52 km/h |
| 51 | Fabrice Maisonneuve | Mar 25, 2020 | 00:46:08 | 214 W | 3.01 w/kg | 13.51 km/h |
| 52 | erik bruin | Nov 03, 2020 | 00:46:09 | 251 W | 2.92 w/kg | 13.50 km/h |
| 53 | Elton Judd | Jun 02, 2021 | 00:46:18 | 228 W | 3.04 w/kg | 13.46 km/h |
| 54 | Berne Nyberg | Mar 10, 2020 | 00:46:28 | 216 W | 2.96 w/kg | 13.41 km/h |
| 55 | Phil Jones | Apr 26, 2021 | 00:46:33 | 209 W | 2.88 w/kg | 13.39 km/h |
| 56 | Béla Paragh | May 18, 2021 | 00:46:38 | 260 W | 2.95 w/kg | 13.36 km/h |
| 57 | Tilman Steinmetz | Mar 20, 2020 | 00:46:48 | 241 W | 2.84 w/kg | 13.31 km/h |
| 58 | Matt Cagniot | Mar 10, 2021 | 00:46:53 | 211 W | 2.81 w/kg | 13.29 km/h |
| 59 | Eddy Pronk | Mar 29, 2020 | 00:47:08 | 237 W | 2.93 w/kg | 13.22 km/h |
| 60 | Eva Klusoňová | Apr 14, 2021 | 00:47:18 | 221 W | 2.95 w/kg | 13.17 km/h |
| 61 | David Avery | Feb 14, 2021 | 00:47:30 | 230 W | 2.77 w/kg | 13.12 km/h |
| 62 | Rainer Klee | Nov 13, 2021 | 00:47:40 | 230 W | 2.71 w/kg | 13.07 km/h |
| 63 | Vlad Naoukin | Jun 15, 2018 | 00:47:53 | 206 W | 2.58 w/kg | 13.01 km/h |
| 64 | Robert Rheault | Oct 06, 2021 | 00:47:58 | 202 W | 2.89 w/kg | 12.99 km/h |
| 65 | JJosef Kluson | Mar 19, 2021 | 00:48:37 | 205 W | 2.73 w/kg | 12.82 km/h |
| 66 | Terry Bochenek | Nov 01, 2023 | 00:48:39 | 222 W | 2.78 w/kg | 12.81 km/h |
| 67 | Stanislav Krajnak | Apr 15, 2021 | 00:48:48 | 230 W | 2.68 w/kg | 12.77 km/h |
| 68 | Tom Eklund | Nov 28, 2022 | 00:48:56 | 189 W | 2.70 w/kg | 12.73 km/h |
| 69 | Forbes Simpson | Mar 16, 2021 | 00:49:56 | 206 W | 2.68 w/kg | 12.48 km/h |
| 70 | Matthias Schlaffer | Jan 18, 2021 | 00:49:59 | 198 W | 2.68 w/kg | 12.47 km/h |
| 71 | Andrei Dordea | Mar 17, 2020 | 00:50:08 | 203 W | 2.74 w/kg | 12.43 km/h |
| 72 | Rik Lukey | Jun 24, 2021 | 00:50:20 | 185 W | 2.82 w/kg | 12.38 km/h |
| 73 | fabio lilla | Oct 29, 2021 | 00:50:37 | 202 W | 2.66 w/kg | 12.31 km/h |
| 74 | James Mungall | Oct 31, 2021 | 00:50:43 | 225 W | 2.68 w/kg | 12.29 km/h |
| 75 | Matt Wilcko | Mar 28, 2020 | 00:50:49 | 199 W | 2.65 w/kg | 12.26 km/h |
| 76 | Dean Hallam | Aug 13, 2021 | 00:51:14 | 192 W | 2.74 w/kg | 12.16 km/h |
| 77 | Franck Caspar | Dec 20, 2020 | 00:51:30 | 206 W | 2.48 w/kg | 12.10 km/h |
| 78 | Mikael Nordberg | Nov 09, 2021 | 00:51:31 | 193 W | 2.64 w/kg | 12.10 km/h |
| 79 | Olly Beer | Dec 30, 2020 | 00:51:42 | 203 W | 2.55 w/kg | 12.05 km/h |
| 80 | Anthony McGee | May 19, 2021 | 00:52:30 | 221 W | 2.51 w/kg | 11.87 km/h |
| 81 | Nadine Pronk - van Montfoort | Nov 04, 2020 | 00:52:39 | 177 W | 2.64 w/kg | 11.84 km/h |
| 82 | Familie Bruin | Apr 10, 2020 | 00:52:44 | 176 W | 2.59 w/kg | 11.82 km/h |
| 83 | Lesquale | Apr 08, 2020 | 00:53:10 | 219 W | 2.52 w/kg | 11.72 km/h |
| 84 | Andrew Fawcett | Nov 19, 2020 | 00:53:16 | 225 W | 2.56 w/kg | 11.70 km/h |
| 85 | Vasco Amorim | Apr 01, 2020 | 00:53:19 | 163 W | 2.55 w/kg | 11.69 km/h |
| 86 | Wolfgang Darwin | Oct 14, 2021 | 00:53:26 | 204 W | 2.49 w/kg | 11.66 km/h |
| 87 | Flaviu Bozga | Apr 03, 2021 | 00:53:51 | 188 W | 2.51 w/kg | 11.57 km/h |
| 88 | Gabriele M | Jan 27, 2019 | 00:53:55 | 183 W | 2.51 w/kg | 11.56 km/h |
| 89 | Mark Vos | Jul 28, 2022 | 00:54:22 | 188 W | 2.51 w/kg | 11.46 km/h |
| 90 | Johannes S. 1950 | Jun 16, 2021 | 00:55:21 | 150 W | 2.50 w/kg | 11.26 km/h |
| 91 | tainmount1 | Jun 03, 2020 | 00:55:32 | 173 W | 2.44 w/kg | 11.22 km/h |
| 92 | Hans Petiet | Jun 16, 2019 | 00:56:08 | 172 W | 2.39 w/kg | 11.10 km/h |
| 93 | Hermannus Stegeman | Apr 10, 2021 | 00:57:16 | 195 W | 2.29 w/kg | 10.88 km/h |
| 94 | Giuseppe Gigante | Oct 01, 2021 | 00:58:17 | 157 W | 2.28 w/kg | 10.69 km/h |
| 95 | Andreas Hafermann | Jun 27, 2025 | 00:58:27 | 196 W | 2.20 w/kg | 10.66 km/h |
| 96 | Mark Thompson | Jun 28, 2020 | 00:58:29 | 159 W | 2.27 w/kg | 10.65 km/h |
| 97 | Ad Kimenai | Jun 08, 2021 | 00:58:55 | 158 W | 2.26 w/kg | 10.58 km/h |
| 98 | Daniel Beale | Aug 26, 2020 | 00:59:21 | 165 W | 2.26 w/kg | 10.50 km/h |
| 99 | Andreas Scheurell | Aug 22, 2021 | 00:59:56 | 163 W | 2.23 w/kg | 10.40 km/h |
| 100 | Paul Ellis | Apr 03, 2021 | 01:00:18 | 170 W | 2.18 w/kg | 10.33 km/h |
| 101 | Jos Carboex | Jun 05, 2021 | 01:00:25 | 166 W | 2.21 w/kg | 10.31 km/h |
| 102 | geht die sowas von Nüsse an | Mar 28, 2020 | 01:01:12 | 143 W | 2.17 w/kg | 10.18 km/h |
| 103 | Mike 8008 | Jun 30, 2025 | 01:02:31 | 178 W | 2.07 w/kg | 9.97 km/h |
| 104 | David Fuller | Jan 13, 2024 | 01:03:36 | 155 W | 2.07 w/kg | 9.80 km/h |
| 105 | Wouter Mebis | Mar 24, 2020 | 01:04:01 | 171 W | 2.01 w/kg | 9.73 km/h |
| 106 | christian soulard | May 18, 2020 | 01:04:20 | 133 W | 2.15 w/kg | 9.69 km/h |
| 107 | Milos Rankovic | Mar 24, 2020 | 01:05:54 | 187 W | 1.97 w/kg | 9.46 km/h |
| 108 | Lucile CHAZAUX | Feb 17, 2024 | 01:11:39 | 136 W | 1.86 w/kg | 8.70 km/h |
| 109 | Sonja Thoms | Apr 01, 2020 | 01:13:35 | 98 W | 1.88 w/kg | 8.47 km/h |
| 110 | mni mniak | Jan 19, 2021 | 01:14:45 | 150 W | 1.81 w/kg | 8.34 km/h |
| 111 | George Bussey | Apr 01, 2021 | 01:18:16 | 145 W | 1.63 w/kg | 7.96 km/h |
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